The Chandler West Stake building on the corner of Galveston & Dobson.
We attended the Galveston 3rd ward today. This is a pretty amazing ward. They are one of the highest indexing wards in the church. Here is a group of their indexers.
James's brother Terry and his wife Cathi are in this group.
Can you find them? Chris Braddock is the youth on the left.
He is an amazing asset to the indexing team!
Ben blessed the sacrament for the very first time since becoming a priest in December. Sheri said he shut the door to his room and practiced all morning. He did a great job.
Max was the youth speaker. He is 12 and gave his first talk in sacrament meeting. I can honestly say it was the best talk I have ever heard given by a youth. People were amazed! He told about losing his Uncle JD a year ago and how he was worried about seeing him again because he was cremated. He told how is grandpa read Alma 7:11-13 to him, which tells how everyone will be resurrected and he was comforted. He was assigned to talk on Sister Neil Marriott's conference address entitled: "Yielding Our Hearts to God." In her talk Sister Marriott talks about her daughter who died in a bicycle accident while her family was serving a mission out of the country. Their family theme is: "If you do your best, it will all work out." It was difficult at first after their daughter died, but with an eternal perspective they realized that their motto could help strengthen them.
Max
I forgot to get a picture of Max in his Sunday clothes. This picture was taken the next day before he left for school.
James and I attended Brother Hirt's Sunday School class which we always enjoy. Terry and Cathi left early because Cathi had a work emergency she needed to deal with at home.
Gerry Price taught the Sunday School lesson on Elder Stanfill's talk: "Choose the Light." A quote from the lesson:
"We must choose to heed prophetic counsel, recognize and act upon spiritual promptings, be obedient to God's commandments, and seek personal revelation."
I visited with Janny St. Onge who was blown away by Max's talk, and with Debbie Leib who came and sat by me.
My shoes were killing me and I could barely make it to the car. We went back to Cathi and Terry's and ate our sub sandwiches that I bought from Walmart yesterday. We took a nap and when we got up Cathi was watching the end of the Broncos vs. Patriots game. The Broncos won, 20-18 which means they will be in the Super Bowl next week. Of course Cathi was happy because she is from Colorado. I imagine Brian is pretty happy too.
Sheri invited us down for dinner. She had steaks for everyone. James grilled them for us. We also had rolls, mashed potatoes, and asparagus. It was a delicious meal.
The guys had the Cardinals vs. Panters game on but it was kind of a blowout. The Cardinals couldn't do anything. The final score was 49-15. Now that the Panthers are going to the Superbowl, I will be cheering for the Broncos.
